Broad-Based Bargaining
Sectoral and multi-employer bargaining frameworks have long been supported in public sector industries, including education and healthcare, as well as for specific sectors such as construction and fisheries. These models have proven effective at enhancing workers' negotiating power, resulting in better wages, benefits, and working conditions for many. Despite these successes, broad-based bargaining remains largely absent from the private sector, where it is urgently needed.
In recent years, the B.C. NDP government has made notable strides in modernizing the province’s labour laws to improve access to collective bargaining and empower workers.
The B.C. Conservatives have historically opposed reforms aimed at expanding collective bargaining rights.
